The St Richard's Hospital Charitable Trust was set up to manage the many donations that are given to the Hospital for the benefit of patients and staff and now manages 85 individual funds.

Most of the wards in the hospital have their own fund and donations from patients and visitors alike are always welcomed. The money will then be managed by the charitable trust to ensure that all donations are carefully recorded, thanked and invested until required.

The charitable trust also work with committees on various appeals around the hospital. The last appeal was the MRI scanner and suite and the committee, all volunteers, are now working tirelessly on the Cancer Day Unit Appeal. The committee arranges various events and fundraising initiatives to raise money to build the cancer day unit which will provide a more efficient service for patients accessing the facilities of the hospital for their cancer treatment.

Every year, thousands of fire fighters are injured whilst protecting the public. Every 30 seconds in the UK, fire fighters are called to an incident, putting their lives on the line, and often sustaining physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties.

The Fire Fighters Charity is here for fire fighters during their times of need, and assists over 13,500 individuals every year, by providing pioneering treatment and support services.

The charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which offer varying combinations of therapy and recuperation services. Our pioneering new Beneficiary Support Services also offer local and remote assistance to people in need nationwide - providing solutions to real life problems.

It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, they are completely reliant upon donations from the general public and fire community.